Executive Orders

Executive orders are listed in chronological order. Orders that have been rescinded or superseded are still listed, but no longer available.

2018

2018-8 Executive Order Establishing Guidelines for Expenditure of Public Funds for Gifts, Gratuities and Similar Purposes.

2018-7 Executive Order appointing Chad Becker as Deputy City Treasurer.

2018-6 Executive Order establishing the Mayor’s Designee for the Purpose of the Travel Authorization and Updating Personnel Policies and Procedures Governing Employee Travel

2018-5 Executive Order abolishing the Divisions of Planning and Development, the Division of Resilience, and the Mayor's Office of Human Rights and establishing the Division of Planning and Community Development, the Division of Economic Development, the Division of Resilience and Equity, and the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Equity

2018-4 Executive Order to effectuate an administrative effort to ensure appropriate funding of the “Economic Stabilization Reserve” Fund created by the City of Tulsa Charter, in full compliance with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Oklahoma and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Tulsa.

2018-3 Executive Order establishing the basic policy for all City of Tulsa data classification and creating Personnel Policies and Procedures Section 827

2018-1 Executive Order establishing the City of Tulsa Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program to support a competitive and diverse business environment in the Tulsa area by promoting the growth and success of local small businesses

2017

2017-04 Executive Order rescinding Executive Order 2016-01, which required an affidavit for City Classified Service Merit System Appointments and Promotions for which the Mayor is the appointing authority, in its entirety.2017-03 Executive Order revising and replacing Executive Order 2017-02 - Reading Partners Tutoring Initiative2017-02 Executive Order creating the Reading Partners Tutoring Initiative2017-01 Executive Order updating the Executive Order creating the Route 66 Commission.

2016-2 Executive Order creating an Advisory Committee (Title 5) Mayor's Office for Human Rights for the purpose of conducting a comprehensive evaluation and make recommendations regarding the feasibility of altering the membership of the Human Rights Commission. (Download)

2016-1 Executive Order requiring affidavit for City Classified Service Merit System Appointments and Promotions - Resinded by 2017-04.

2015-06 Executive Order revising the members who make up the Safety Oversight Committee (rescinds and supersedes Executive Order 2013-03)

2015-05 Executive Order rescinding Executive Order 2012-04 and establishing a Fleet Management Steering Committee (FMSC) to work with the departments for all fleet acquisitions.

2015-04 Executive Order establishing guidelines for Vending Machine Services provided in buildings and on properties either owned or leased by the City of Tulsa.

2015-03 Executive Order amending Executive Order 2014-02; renaming the Division of Community Development to the Division of Community Development and Transportation, while abolishing the Division of Public Facilities and Transportation; also renaming the Human Rights Department, the Mayor's Office for Human Rights.

2015-01 Executive Order clarifying the City of Tulsa's policy on establishment of a food purchase policy for the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and providing clarification of the purpose of this Executive Order establishing the food purchase policy (Supersedes Executive Order 2001-01)

20142014-05 Executive Order clarifying the City of Tulsa's policy on employee compensation and benefits, including, lack of authority to promise annual increases in salary or benefits.

2014-04 Executive Order establishing a task force to conduct feasibility study and make recommendations on the consolidation of the City of Tulsa Parks Department and the Tulsa County Parks Department

2014-02 Executive Order rescinding Executive Order 2014-1 in its entirety; renaming the Office of Economic Development as the Mayor's Office of Economic Development; renaming both the Division of Community and Economic Development and the Planning and Economic Development Department and transferring their economic development functions to the Mayor's Office of Economic Development; creation of the Asset Management Department and defining its functions; abolishing the Equipment Management Department and transferring its functions to the Asset management Department; transferring the Water and Sewer Department to the Division of Administration; abolishing the Department of 911 Public Safety Communications and transferring its functions to the Tulsa Police Department; abolishing the Airport Department; transferring the Security Division within the Streets and Stormwater Department to the Asset Management Department within the Division of Administration.

2014-01 Executive Order Mayor's Office, Executive Order creating the Mayor's Office of Economic Development, renaming of the Planning and Economic Development Department and transferring functions, Abolishment of the department of 911 Public Safety Communications and transferring functions as a division of the Tulsa Police Department; abolishment of the Equipment Management Department and transferring functions; creation of the Asset Management Department; abolishment of the Airport Department; renaming the Division of Community and Economic Division; transfer the reporting of the Engineering Services Department and Streets and Storm Water Department to the Director of Community Development; transfer the reporting of the Director of the Water and Sewer Department to the City Manager. (Rescinded by 2014-02)

2012-05 Executive Order creating the Division of Community and Economic Development, the Division of Administration, the Division of Public Facilities and Transportation, and the Office of Economic Development; the abolishment of the Policy Research and Performance, Community Development and Education Initiative; Economic and Real Estate Development; Division of Technology and Division of Operations.

2012-03 Executive Order superseding Executive Order No. 2010-03, 911 Public Safety Communications, Establishing Management Control of the Tulsa Police Department Over Certain Aspects and Functions of 911 Public Safety Communications Operations, Pursuant to FBI and NCIC Requirements

2011-11 Executive Order Rescinding Executive Order 2011-07 and Abolishing the Public Works Department and Creating the New Department of Water and Sewer, the New Department of Streets and Stormwater, and the New Department of Engineering, and the New Customer Care Center

2011-10 Executive Order Abolishing the Department of Grants Administration and Reassignment of Functions and Duties

2011-08 Executive Order Creating the Department of Planning and Economic Development, Transferring and Assigning Functions, Abolishing the Current Planning Department, The Development Services Department, and the Department of Economic Real Estate and Development

2011-07 Executive Order Abolishing the Public Works Department and Creating the New Department of Water and Sewer, the New Department of Streets and Stormwater, and the new Office of Customer Care (Rescinded by Executive Order 2011-11)

20082008-05 Executive Order Temporary Suspension of Animal Shelter Euthanasia Services to Outside Agencies and Non Residents of the City of Tulsa

2008-04 Executive Order Authorization for City Animal Control Offices to Issue Citations for Violations of Title 21 TRO Section 2001

2008-03 Executive Order Creation of Grants Administration Department to provide coordination and oversight for the City's grant Administration Process

2008-02 Executive Order Abolishment of Employee Benefits Committee. All functions previously performed by the Committee shall be performed as internal administrative functions. Executive Order 08-01 previously abolished the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC) and its duties, but failed to repeal Executive Order 96-03. Executive Orders 96-03 and 08-01 will be repealed and superseded by this Executive Order

2008-01 Executive Order Repealing Orders 90-02, 94-02 and 95-03 which created and modified the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC) and its duties. The Committee interviewed negotiated and recommended providers and benefit designs to the Mayor for approval. All functions previously performed by the Committee shall be performed as internal administrative functions

20072007-03 Executive Order Establishment of an administrative policy directing Tulsa Parks Department to submit quarterly recommendations for maintenance plans for trees in Tulsa Parks and placing the maintenance, trimming and removal of trees under the authority of the Tree Advisory Committee

2007-02 Executive Order Amending executive order 2006-02 and Instructing the Human Rights Director to report directly to the Mayor

2007-01 Executive Order Amending executive order 2006-03; providing for the transfer of the oversite and assignment of functions of the City of Tulsa Animal Shelter from the Tulsa Police Department to the Working in Neighborhood Department

2006-04 Executive Order Management Relations between Public Safety Communications and Tulsa Police Department, Establishing management control for the Tulsa Police Department over certain aspects of pubic safety communications operation

2006-03 Executive Order Establishment of Working in Neighborhoods, the Planning Department, and the Communications Department; Renaming the Technology and Information Services Department

2006-02 Executive Order Establishment of Division of Policy Research and Performance, Division of Community Development and Education Initiatives, Division of Economic and Real Estate Development, Division of Technology; renaming and restructuring the Operating Division, abolishing the Administrative Division

2005-03 Executive Order Telecommunications/Information Services Department, Consolidation and transfer of all Executive branch City information technology, services, functions, and employees in job. Classifications bearing the pay codes of IT and IS into the single City department

2005-02 Executive Order Establishing policy for Release of Sensitive Retail and Economic Development Studies and/or Information

2003-05 Executive Order Urban Development Division, Creation of Urban Development Division of the Public Works and Development Department, Creation of the position of Deputy Director of the Urban Development Division (Amends 2003-04)

2003-04 Executive Order Abolishing the Urban Development Department and assigning its functions and personnel to the Public Works Department and renaming the Public Works Department to Public Works and Development Department (Amended by 2003-05)

2003-03 Executive Order Combining the Performing Arts Center Department and Tulsa Convention Center Department and the functions and personnel of both into a single department called Tulsa Convention Center and Performing Arts Department

19991999-03 Executive Order Establishment of Board of Trustees Deferred Compensation Program1999-02 Executive OrderAbolishment of Information Services Department and assignment of its functions and employee to the Telecommunications Department and renaming the Telecommunications Department to Telecommunications/Information Services Department1999-01 Executive OrderTransferring of Code Enforcement Division

19971997-02 Executive Order Abolishment of General Services Department1997-01 Executive Order Establishing Management Control of the Tulsa Police Department over Certain Aspects of, Pursuant to Federal Bureau of Investigations and National Crime Information Center Requirements (Supersedes 92-14)

19961996-04 Executive Order Procedure Write-Off of Uncollected Receivables1996-03Executive Order Establishment of Employee Benefits Committee (Repeals 95-03)1996-02Executive Order Procedure Other Than Executive Order for Future Appointment and Removal of City of Tulsa and Tulsa City-County Health Department Employees Authorized to Issue for Violations of Certain Municipal Ordinances1996-01Executive Order Procedure for Future Appointment and Removal by Method Other Than Executive Order Deputy City Clerks

19951995-06Executive Order Establishment of Travel Policy1995-05Executive Order Establishment of Food Purchase Policy (Supersedes 91-18)1995-04Executive Order Establishing Administrative Procedures Governing Open Records Policy1995-03Executive Order Establishment of Employee Benefits Committee (Repeals 94-02 and Repealed by 96-03)1995-02Executive Order Authorizing the Chief of Police to Appoint, Command and Control Municipal Reserve Police Officers1995-01Executive Order Authorization for Certain Urban Development, Public Works, and Airports Department Employees to Issue Code Citations for Violations of Certain Municipal Ordinances

19931993-22Executive Order Establishment of Safety and Health Management Committee (Repealed by 2005-05)1993-21Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Removal of Certain Police Department Personnel1993-20Executive Order Appointment of Michael P. Kier City Treasurer (Rescinds 93-16)1993-19Executive Order Appointment of Michael P. Kier City Clerk (Rescinds 93-15)1993-18Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointments and Removals of, including Certain Police Department Personnel1993-17Executive Order Surplus City Property, Authorization for John Ogren, Purchasing Agent, to Sign Documents Transferring Title to1993-16Executive Order City Treasurer, Appointment of Robert G. Lemons as Acting (Rescinds 93-09) (Rescinded by 93-20)1993-15Executive Order Appointment of Robert G. Lemons as Acting City Clerk (Rescinds 90-01) (Rescinded by 93-19)1993-14Executive Order Appointment of Robert G. Lemons as Acting Director of Finance (Rescinded by Appointment of Michael P. Kier as Director of Finance) 1993-13Executive Order Establishment of Information Technology Advisory Board (Supersedes 93-08) (Superseded by 94-05)1993-12Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Police Department Personnel1993-11Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Police Department Personnel (correcting a scrivener's error contained in Executive Order 92-02) (Download)1993-10Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Police Department Personnel1993-09Executive Order Appointment of Ronald L. Payne City Treasurer (Rescinds 92-07) (Rescinded by 93-16) 1993-08Executive Order Establishment of Information Technology Advisory Board (Supersedes 93-03) (Superseded by 93-13)1993-07Executive Order Appointment of Cynthia Lower Deputy City Treasurer1993-06Executive Order Appointments and Removals of Deputy Court Clerks1993-05Executive Order Abolishment of Office Services Department; Transfer and Assignment of Functions1993-04Executive Order Administrative Division and Operating Division, Creating for the Management of the Departments of the City, to Exclude Police Department and Fire Department as Departments under the Operating Division (Amends 92-10)1993-03Executive Order Establishment of Information Technology Advisory Board (Rescinds 90-06) (Superseded by 93-08)1993-02Executive Order Appointments and Removals of Deputy Court Clerks1993-01Executive Order Appointment of Members Municipal Employees Retirement Plan Board of Trustees

19921992-19Executive Order Human Rights Department, Designation to Assist Human Rights Commission; and Compliance Official and ADA Compliance Official, Designation of1992-18Executive Order Appointments and Removals of Deputy Court Clerks1992-17Executive Order Administrative Directive for Maintaining Control of City Owned Property (Superseded by 2003-06)1992-16Executive Order Establishment of Policy Recycled Paper Purchase1992-15Executive Order Authorizing Ronald Harvey and William Fry to Issue Code Citations for the Purpose of Enforcing Certain Penal Provisions of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances (Download)1992-14Executive Order Public Safety Communications Operations, Establishing Management Control of the Tulsa Police Department over Certain Aspects of, Pursuant to Federal Bureau of Investigations and National Crime Information Center Requirements, Dated 6-30-92 (Supersedes 92-14 dated 6-12-92) (Superseded by 97-01)1992-13Executive Order Administrative Division and Operating Division, Creating for the Management of the Departments of the City, to Include Finance Department under the Administrative Division (Amends 92-10)1992-12Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Fire Department Personnel1992-11Executive Order Public Safety Response Center, Consolidating Police Department and Fire Department PSRC and 911 Management Functions and Appointing Dale S. LeStourgeon as Interim Operations Manager1992-10Executive Order Administrative Division and Operating Division, Creating for the Management of the Departments of the City (Amended by 92-13 and 93-04) 1992-09Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Police Department Personnel1992-08Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Public Works Department Personnel

1992-07Executive Order City Treasurer, Appointment of M. Diana Thomas (Rescinds 90-09) (Rescinded by 93-09)1992-06Executive Order Tree Management, Establishment of a Procedure for all City Departments1992-05Executive Order Mayor's Audit Committee, Creation of (Repealed by 2015-02)1992-04Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointment of Certain Police Department Personnel1992-03Executive Order Urban Development Department, Creation of; Transfer and Assignment of Functions (see Executive Order 94-03)1992-02Executive Order Deputy Court Clerks, Appointments and Removals of Police Department Personnel (see Executive Order 93-11) 1992-01Executive Order Code Citations, Authorization for Ellen Hinchee and Todd Grueneich to Issue for Violations of Certain Municipal Ordinances